College football Rivalry Week - The ultimate guide to the best historical moments - ESPN

Editor's note: A version of this story originally was published in 2021.

It's finally here, the week that hate — the clean, old-fashioned kind, mind you — is in fashion.

If you've ever been accused of firing a contractor because he wore a rival's shirt to your house, this is your time. Put the flag up outside your house. Get the group texts fired up. Add a little school spirit to your Zoom background for your next meeting.

It's Rivalry Week!

To celebrate, our reporters recap the excessive celebrations, tree desecrations and trash-can-fueled altercations from some of college football's greatest games. Turn the fight song up and get the memes loaded up in your camera roll. Here we go.

Jump to a rivalry:
Ole Miss-Miss. State |
Oregon-Oregon State | Ohio State-Michigan
Kentucky-Louisville | Texas A&M-LSU
Alabama-Auburn | Arizona-Arizona State
Virginia-Virginia Tech | Washington State-Washington
Kentucky-Louisville | Florida State-Florida
Georgia-Georgia Tech | Clemson-South Carolina
North Carolina-NC State

All times Eastern

Better known as: Egg Bowl
This year's game: Thursday, 7:30 p.m., ESPN & ESPN App
All-time record: Ole Miss 64-47-6 (according to Ole Miss); 66-46-6 (according to Miss. State)
Current streak: Mississippi State, 1

Wildest on-field moment: Where do you start? Most recently, there was Ole Miss wide receiver Elijah Moore dropping to all fours in the end zone, lifting his leg and pretending to urinate like a dog in the 2019 Egg Bowl. His actions drew a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. The Rebels missed the ensuing 35-yard extra point attempt and lost 21-20 to the Bulldogs. Three days later, Ole Miss fired coach Matt Luke, which precipitated the hiring of Lane Kiffin. Mississippi State coach Joe Moorhead was